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- A protein that helps fish send covert electrical signals could inform new treatments for epilepsy SundayFish known as "baby whales" possess a protein that enables them to communicate using electrical signals, and thus avoid predators. Turns out, this same protein exists in the hearts and muscles of h...
- Glucose molecules 'dancing' on sensor surface illuminated by light Jul 5, 2018Engineers at Brown University have designed a biochip that uses plasmonic interferometers and can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. In this graphic, each plasmonic interferometer--tho...
- New, tiny, bird-like dinosaur found (Image 3) Jul 5, 2018Caihong juji is a newly described, bird-like dinosaur with an iridescent, rainbow crest. It lived in China about 161 million years ago and may have used its impressive feathers to attract mates. [I...
- NSF Science Now 58 Jul 1, 2018In this weekÂ’s episode, we discover new strategies for learning math; how hot cars can get in the summer sun, and finally, we explore how a new material can shift sound. Check it out! ...
- 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably DidnÂt Hear About This Week  Episode 7 Jun 28, 2018"Walking molecules" that haul damaged DNA to the cell's emergency room, drones that could be small as a fingernail, fish that do the "electric hide" and local interventions that could boost coral's...
- Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment -- Science Nation Jun 28, 2018Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills...
- Vultures reveal old world flyways (Image 4) Jun 27, 2018An Egyptian vulture in Ethiopia. [Image 4 of 6 related images. See Image 5.] More about this image Researchers with the University of Utah, working with the LIFE+ project, "The Return of the Ne...
- Vultures reveal old world flyways (Image 6) Jun 27, 2018Members of the LIFE+ project, "The Return of the Neophron," release a tagged Egyptian vulture in Turkey. Pictured, left to right, are Joshua Horns, Lale Aktay, Evan Buechley and Cagan Sekercioglu. ...
- Poaching alters orphan elephant's social lives (Image 2) Jun 27, 2018A young matriarch (right) leads a group of her own calves, followed by a group of orphaned calves, in Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya. [See related image Here.] More about this image It...
- Vultures reveal old world flyways (Image 3) Jun 27, 2018Evan Buechley, lead on the LIFE+ project, "The Return of the Neophron," releases a tagged Egyptian vulture in Armenia. [Image 3 of 6 related images. See Image 4.] More about this image Research...
- Vultures reveal old world flyways (Image 5) Jun 27, 2018An Egyptian vulture in Turkey is fitted with a solar-powered GPS transmitter as part of the LIFE+ project, "The Return of the Neophron." [Image 5 of 6 related images. See Image 6.] More about th...
- Vultures reveal old world flyways (Image 1) Jun 27, 2018An Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). [Image 1 of 6 related images. See Image 2.] More about this image Researchers with the University of Utah, working with the LIFE+ project, "The Retu...
- Poaching alters orphan elephant's social lives (Image 1) Jun 27, 2018An elephant family rests during the midday heat in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Research shows that orphan elephants have less access to mature, dominant individuals than non-orphaned elephants...
- Vultures reveal old world flyways (Image 2) Jun 27, 2018Garo Kurginyan, a volunteer with the LIFE+ project, "The Return of the Neophron," releases a tagged Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in Armenia. [Image 2 of 6 related images. See Image 3.] ...
- Brain activity buffers agains worsening anxiety Jun 27, 2018Boosting activity in the brainÂ’s thinking and problem-solving centers may protect at-risk individuals from developing anxiety. More about this image A recent study by researchers at...